Healy Lake Traditional Council

Healy Lake Traditional Council, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe, receives federal grants directly as a tribal government and grant recipient to fund community infrastructure, social services, victim support, library operations, and youth development in interior Alaska. The council operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no federal contract activity or subcontract engagement; all 33 awards in the source data represent project and formula grants where the council serves as the implementing entity.

The council's grant portfolio spans fifteen distinct federal agencies and reflects a concentrated focus on community-serving capabilities. The Institute of Museum and Library Services leads with six awards supporting the Meicey Memorial Library through Native American Library Services Basics grants ($82,200 combined across multiple annual awards from 2022 through 2026) that fund library staffing, materials acquisition, technology upgrades, and community programming. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) accounts for nine awards split across two separate program lines: the Administration for Native Americans has issued grants for victim services strategic planning, and a second ACF entity appears in the data with three awards. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs dominates the council's social-services footprint with six grants across three program areas: the Victims of Crime office (TVSSA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program, CFDA 16.841) has awarded four grants totaling $219,402 across fiscal years 2021–2024 funding culturally appropriate victim support; the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596) awarded a $900,000 five-year Tribal Justice Assistance grant (October 2024–September 2029) to develop prevention programs, expand tribal court codes, and enhance search and rescue capabilities; and OJJDP issued a $100,000 Tribal Youth Program grant (CFDA 16.731, October 2024–September 2026) to develop a strategic plan addressing youth historical trauma, substance abuse, and violence.

Infrastructure and resilience grants round out the recent portfolio. The Bureau of Indian Affairs funded a $219,688.82 feasibility study for electrical service extension to Chiefs Landing under the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038, September 2025–September 2027). The Denali Commission awarded $125,000 (CFDA 90.100) for community drainage design (May 2025–December 2026). The Department of Energy issued a formula grant under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for electric grid resilience (December 2023–April 2032). The Department of the Treasury's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund provided a formula grant (May 2023–December 2026) for broadband and capital project investment. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration funded broadband infrastructure connecting 25 unserved Alaska Native households and critical facilities (April 2022–September 2025, CFDA 11.549 implied). The Federal Transit Administration granted funds for a regularly scheduled transit program from Healy Lake to Fairbanks (April 2024–December 2027). The EPA Region 10 awarded a grant for sustainable waste management and environmental office establishment (October 2024–September 2028). The Office on Violence Against Women funded a $900,000 violence-response capacity-building grant for Alaska Native women (October 2021–September 2024, CFDA 16.587).

Activity has remained modest and steady, with three to five awards per year over the past five years; one award has been received in 2026 to date. Combined dollars obligated total $5.2 million across 33 awards. Eight awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing active recompete opportunity for renewal grants in library services, victim support, and youth programming. The council operates entirely within tribal and rural-development grant programs, with no exposure to commercial contract vehicles, set-asides, or private-sector teaming.